This collection features theses from Master of Education students in the Department of Education Graduate Programs at Central Washington University.
Theses from 1963
Developing a Curriculum for the Trainable Student Enrolled in the Boy’s Apprentice Training Program at Rainier School, Frank F. Serviss
An Evaluation of Instructional Materials for Use in Teaching Electronics, H. Allen Shockley
An Examination of an Art Centered Curriculum for Beginning Classes in Special Education in the Bellevue School District, Lucille Mohring Studebaker
An Examination of Written School Policies as They Pertain to School Leadership, Ralph L. von Kaenel
A Comparative Study of Basic Concerns of Eighth and Tenth Grade Students, Paul S. Yeend
Theses from 1962
A Study of the Training of Secondary Biology Teachers in Negros, Philippines, Reme Soriano Agustin
The Derivation of Two Regression Equations for Predicting Freshmen Cumulative Grade Point at Central Washington State College from Ninth Grade Subject Averages, Hugh Tims Albrecht
A Survey of Elementary School Libraries of Puyallup, Washington, John R. Anderson
A Survey by Sampling of Out of Town Buying Habits of the Residents of Ellensburg, Washington, Carol Lee Barto
A Survey of University Engineering Departments in the State of Washington to Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements for High Schools, James E. Brousseau
Effects of Diet and Exercise on Body Weight and Girth Measurement, Anne Coulston
The Creative Process in Developing a Series of Paintings, Stanley E. Day
A Comparison of Second and Fourth Grade Children’s Multiplicative Abilities, Bernard Eugene Dillon
A Study Conducted among Selected Yakima Business Offices to Give Direction to Future Curriculum Planning in the Secretarial Training Department at Yakima Valley College, Adeline Constance Engen
An Experimental Study of the Use of Diagraming in Teaching English Usage to Sixth Graders, Lucy Keith Gran
The IPAT Sixteen Personality Factor Test and the IPAT Humor Test of Personality as Devices for Assessing Counselors in Training, Phillip Morris Heggen
A Study of the Relationship between Children’s Reading Ability and Their Physical Motor Competencies, Larry F. Hinchen
A Comparative Study of the I. Q. and Grade Differences between Music Students and Other High School Students in the Okanogan Schools for 1958-1959, Wayte A. Kirchner
A Predictive Study of Seventh Graders’ Academic Achievement from Objective and Subjective Grade Six Ratings, Allan Gordon Moodie
A Study of the Effects of Self-Evaluation Ratings in terms of Effort and Conduct by Homogeneously Grouped Seventh Grade Students, Horace R. Nichols
A Comparative Study of Two Methods of Teaching Arithmetic, Evalyn Bamborough Pflueger
Motivating a Fifth and Sixth Grade Classroom Interest by Teaching Science Units at the Center of the Curriculum, Theodore R. Reich
A Touch in Time: An Educational Film Depicting the Major Activities of the School Health Nurse in a Modern Elementary School, Mary Catherine Rodgers
The Effects of Football Participation on Personality Adjustment in Elementary School Boys, Russell D. Scofield
A Proposed Plan for Developing Purposeful Communications Between School and Home for the Wenatchee Elementary Schools, Kenneth P. Shamberger
An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Reinforcement in Counseling on the Change of Verbal and Other Overt Behavior, Raymond D. Stinnett
A Survey of the Use of Curricular Time in the Naches Valley School District, Alan F. Tinsley
Development of an Automated Basic Spelling Program for Retarded Children, William Gilbert Woods
Theses from 1961
Selective Art Experiences and Teaching Procedures for Developing Creativeness at the Junior High School Level, Marion Andrews Akers
A Comparative Study of Two Methods of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom
The Public Assistance Child in the Yakima Public Schools, Ellen Kennedy Brzoska
A Discriminative Study of the Weight Training and Physical Fitness Program in Physical Education, George W. Carberry, Jr.
A Descriptive Study of the College Elementary School Camping Experience of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton
A Survey of the Life, Cost, and Storage of Textbooks in the First Class Districts of the State of Washington, Grades One Through Six, Haven K. Crum
9 O’clock Scholar: An Educational Film Depicting the Major Activities During a Day in a First-Grade Classroom, Llewella Davies
Educational Community Resources a Guide for Moses Lake Junior High and Elementary Teachers, Byron L. DeShaw
A Survey of Foreign Relations Emphasis in the Secondary Schools of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost
Responsibilities of Washington Industrial Arts Teachers for Classroom Budgetary and Financial Procedures, Carl A. Fulkerson
Delayed Reinforcement and Delayed Response in Discrimination Learning of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart
An Experiment with a Technical Unit for Teaching Fiction in the High School, Allen R. Goodell
Development of the Principal Clarinets and Representative Music From 1696-1843, Robert Clarence Holtz
A Language Arts Program for Pasco Senior High School Arrived at Through Group Participation, Doris L. Lisk
Adequacy of Preparation Felt by Those Who Obtained Degrees in Administration and Supervision at Central Washington College of Education, Marjorie Irene Bradford Mathers
A Study of Basketball Organizational Materials and the Development of an Organizational Handbook for Beginning Basketball Coaches, Samuel Edward Mitchell
A Study to Determine the Effect of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs on Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo
A Study of the Applicability of Makah Indian Music as Material for Concert Band Composition, Larry S. Richardson
Uses and General Educational Benefits of a Student Newspaper in the Elementary School, H. Roger Salisbury
A Correlation Between Space I.Q. and Performance in Basketball, Lynn E. Samford
An Experiment in Designing and Constructing Sculptured Concrete Play Structures, Donald A. Scott
Scheduling Junior High Music Classes in Washington’s Public Schools, Albert R. Stevens
A Study of Benefits Gained from Industrial Mathematics by Students in the Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull
A Comparison in Scholastic Attainment of the Athlete and Non-Athlete at Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm
Establishing an Integrated Instructional Materials Service, Elsie Eggebroten Tompkins
A Survey of Existing Measures for Remedial Readers in the Elementary Schools of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask
A Survey of the Present Status of Classroom Music in the Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter
Theses from 1960
Comparative Study of Dropouts in the Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey
An Investigation of the Adequacy of the Student Teaching Program for Industrial Arts Students at Central Washington College of Education, Gerald D. Bailey
An Investigation of the Activities Conducted by the Local Affiliated Units of the Washington Education Association, Conrad Eugene Bankson
An Experiment – Rapid Improvement in English Usage and Spelling Skills, Robert H. Benesh
An Investigation of the Preparation of Junior High School General Science Teachers and Their Science Teaching Programs in the State of Washington, William Henry Bliss
Reliability and Validity of the Thematic Apperception Test Scored by the Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Donald W. Culbertson
A Survey of Existing Interscholastic Athletic Training Rules in the Yakima Valley High Schools, Jack Raymond Driver
A Descriptive Study of a Laboratory Method of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition, Anne Elizabeth Dunn
A Survey of Community Resources Available to Social Studies Classes of Jackson Parish, Louisiana, Lula Mae Dunn
The Function of Guidance Services in a Central Washington State Junior High-School, Leo Durkee
An Investigation to Determine Ways of Further Meeting the Felt Needs of Bremerton Seventh Graders, Alice Keithahn Fraser
An Analysis and Evaluation of Three Diverse Resource Unit Formats for Purposes of Resource Unit Development in the Cupertino School District, Dorothy Loleta Garvin
A Study of the Value of Gestural Activities and Linguistic Devices Peculiar to Finger Plays with Suggested Procedures for Extended Uses, Elaine Rice Gibb
Aerospace Education in the Sixth Grade, Edith Marie Jackson
Vocational Guidance for High School Journalists in Washington State, Paul G. Lambertsen
Utilization of Teacher Experiences and Materials as Curriculum Resources in Helix, Oregon, Schools, Lawrence M. Martin
A Study of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects and Academic Success in College, Glade H. Miller
An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Advancement in Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Using the Overhead Projector in a College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers
A Survey of Ellensburg Public School Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Concerning the Use of Television as an Observation Instrument, Frank G. G. Nelson
A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington, James R. Nelson
A Survey to Determine the Basis for Junior High School Girls’ Physical Education Report Card Grades, Mary Elizabeth Newman
A Survey to Determine the Educational Value of Audio-Visual Materials Brought to School by Intermediate Grade Pupils, Frederick K. Packer
A Follow Up Study of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray
Survey and Development of Salary Program for Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District 410, Snoqualmie , Washington, James R. Satterlee
The Junior-Executive Trainee Program in Yakima and How the Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler
Predictive Value of the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used at Central Washington College of Education, Barbara Lenore Young
Theses from 1959
The Principal’s Role in Developing and Maintaining a Good Public Relations Program, Leon Louis Abhold
Parent-Teacher Conference Practices of the Elementary Schools in Chelan and Douglas Counties, Washington, Gene Anderson
Duties of Vice-Principals in First Class Districts of the State of Washington, Randolph J. Anderson
School Insurance and the Schools Insurance Program of Ellensburg School District No. 401, Wallace Gilbert Auty
A Survey of Selected Attendance Problems in the Toppenish Junior High School, Bruce K. Comer
An Investigation of the Demonstration Method for Teaching Critical Thinking in Elementary School Science, John Gilbert Eyres
An Evaluation of Current Homework Practices in Grades 4, 5, and 6 of the Bremerton Public Schools, Donald M. Fujimoto
An Investigation of the Worth of Educational Lay Advisory Committees in the State of Washington, William Alden Gallacher
Enriching the Curriculum for the Gifted Child in a Fifth Grade Classroom, Margaret Frances Hotsko
Basic Characteristics of Photography Courses in Washington State High Schools, Gordon Keith Irle
A Study of Attitudes Toward Aviation Education, Ben B. Johnson
A Study of the Creative Use of Discarded Light Metal for the Secondary School Art Program, Alma Eastwood McConnell
A Study of Some Children’s Drama in Denmark in 1952 and 1953, Ruth R. Miller
The Use of the California Test of Personality in Identifying Children’s Personality Problems, Grace Montgomery
A Survey of the Physical Education Program for Girls in High Schools in First and Second Class School Districts in the State of Washington, Ruby Gomer Norman
Investigating the Feasibility of an Extended School Year for Teachers of the Yucaipa School District, J. Denton Palmer
A Study of Some Effects of Commercial Television on Seventh and Eighth Grade Students in the Chehalis Public Schools, James W. Pomerenk